A coherent story for all beginner readers - with differentiation levels! Sparking the joy of reading in first-time readers is often not so easy, yet it is one of the most important goals of German instruction in grades 1 and 2. With Dragon Stachel and his friends, your students will experience a fantastic adventure chapter by chapter: The Land of Honey Cakes and all its "sweet" inhabitants are threatened by the evil wizard Zwiebart. Will Dragon Stachel and his friends manage to defeat the wicked wizard? With this complete story presented at two different reading levels and accompanying questions for reading comprehension, you can turn your students into enthusiastic and motivated readers! Through varied creative tasks, your students will also be encouraged to write their own texts and foster their imagination. The volume includes:.